Iranians, Foreigners Mourn 'Blue Girl,' Urge End To Ban On Female Soccer Fans
who was arrested while trying to sneak into a stadium to watch a men's soccer match has led to an outpouring of grief, outrage, and calls for FIFA to ensure Iran ends a ban on female spectators that has endured for 40 years. Twenty-nine-year old Sahar Khodayari died several days after setting ...
13th Annual Celebration of Shab-e Yalda
Join Farhang Foundation as we celebrate the arrival of the longest night of the year and the winter solstice with an unforgettable evening ...
Pressure on FIFA to punish Iran over gender discrimination builds after 'Blue Girl' death
Iranian female soccer fan 'blue girl' dies after setting herself on fire. She was being charged with being dressed as a man to watch a soccer game. Women are not allowed to enter the soccer stadium in Iran./ fan, desperately wanted to see her favorite team, Esteghlal, take on the United Arab ...
Football fan had confessed: Iran
Sahar Khodayari was detained when she tried to enter a football stadium./ Khodayari died after setting herself on fire earlier this month/ An Iranian football fan who set herself ablaze and died after being arrested for trying to enter a stadium had “confessed her mistake” when she was ...
